Surf Forecasts:
Reef Road surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NE swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Reef Road this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Reef Road in the next 16 days are 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Reef Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Reef Road over the next couple weeks, and I ain’t gonna sugarcoat it – it’s a real desert out there. This spot is a beach-and-reef setup, and it needs some proper swell to get goin’.
For the first week and a half, don’t even bother. We’re talkin’ flatness and weak, stumpy waves. The combined swell energy is barely a whisper, stuck between 10 and 97 (weak to barely moderate). The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, with thunderstorms in the mix from the 6th through the 9th of August. Swell heights are tiny, not even 1.0m, with periods under 8 seconds. Nothin’ to ride.
There’s a brutal gap with zero recommendations – literally 15 days of poor surf. From now right through the middle of the month, every session is a goose egg. Around Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th of August, the swell tries to push up to about 0.9m to 1.0m, but it’s all short-period junk with the wind all over it. Just blown out and messy.
We don’t have much on the water temp bein’ weird here, so let’s just focus on the wind.
The only glimmer? Tuesday, August 18th in the afternoon. The wind swings cross-offshore out of the south at 25 km/h, and the wave comment calls it "clean." But the swell is still a pathetic 0.2m from the ESE with an 8-second period. The combined energy is weak (24). It’s pretty, but there’s nothin’ to surf.
Best on offer? There ain’t one. If you absolutely had to sit in the water, that Tuesday afternoon is the cleanest window, but you’d be bobbin’ on a flat lake. The whole 16-day run is a total bust for Reef Road.
Signin’ off, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 59 | 46 | 61 | 34 | 41 | 29 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:15AM0.82m | 12:54PM0.86m | 00:59AM0.80m | 1:48PM0.87m | 1:51AM0.78m | 2:49PM0.89m | 2:51AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.91m | 3:59AM0.77m | 5:04PM0.94m | 5:07AM0.80m | 6:06PM0.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM-0.01m | 7:05PM0.12m | 7:21AM-0.02m | 8:05PM0.14m | 8:17AM-0.03m | 9:07PM0.15m | 9:16AM-0.05m | 10:10PM0.14m | 10:18AM-0.07m | 11:14PM0.12m | 11:22AM-0.09m | 00:17AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | — | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | — | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | ESE 8 | — | S 5 | E 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 59 | 46 | 23 | 34 | 41 | 29 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 890 | 288 | 288 | 347 | 347 | 1596 | 417 | 838 | 1592 | 360 | 961 | 355 | 832 | 818 | 1396 | 276 | 417 | 1396 | 258 |
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